Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

block coefficient

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: block- -co-ef-fi-cient
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The proportion occupied, by the submerged portion of a ship's or boat's hull, of a rectangular prism with dimensions equal to the maximum beam of the submerged portion of the hull, the length of the submerged portion of the hull, and the draft of the vessel.

Inflected Forms

block coefficients (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

midship coefficient prismatic coefficient waterplane coefficient

Questions

What does block coefficient mean?: The proportion occupied, by the submerged portion of a ship's or boat's hull, of a rectangular prism with dimensions equal to the maximum beam of the submerged portion of the hull, the length of the submerged portion of the hull, and the draft of the vessel.

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